T’was a great Sunday weather and a new footpath has just been built – practically connecting out home to the nearest mall. So Jeanne and I decided to leave the car at home, took a small back-pack and walked to the mall. We forgot all about joining the Earth Hour slated on the previous night , so walking to the shop is our way of making up for it. We thought – since we do not have a car to cart away groceries and what have you, we will not be tempted to buy lots of things.
I’ve been in the market for a new mobile phone for a while. My old Nokia 6101, tend to drop out in the middle of a conversation. Jeanne and I have always chosen phones that are popular at the time because they are priced about a third of the latest wizz bang phones. I’ve been canvassing for a Nokia 6300 and every shop I go to sells it at the same price of $249 for unlocked or $199 for pre-paid locked to a provider. The locked pre-paid works just fine for me because my phone bills are paid by the company I work for, all I need is the phone. I had no intention of buying the phone on this trip but Jeanne brought it up – and she did not have to tell me twice 🙂
So what do you do when 10 retailers sell the same stuff for the same price? You go to the shop that has traditionally gave you the least grief when you need to return stuff for one reason or another. I’m glad I went to Tandy. I ended up buying a Sony-Ericsson K800i which cost a bit more but I was thinking about every Tom, Dick and Harry man and his dog (that’s more Aussie) who now have the 6300. Since all my research were done on the Nokia and made a last minute switch to Sony – I instinctively ordered a 1GB mini-SD to go with the phone.
When we reach home, Jessica was excited to see my new phone – she’s becoming a regular tech-head – so I let her put together my phone. She cut the packaging of the mini-SD before she realised that it was not suitable for the phone. Then I got a lecture on memory devices from her – I should have asked for the Sony M2. At this point, I had a moral dilemma, should I return the chip even if it was partly my fault – or should the seller bear some responsibility? Afterall, it is implied that I was going to use it for the phone. We decided to walk back to the shop – I choose Tandy for their return policy but the fact that we’ve opened and ripped the casing already may present some problem. To my surprise, the vendor didn’t budge a bit and gladly gave me a replacement. Go Tandy!
3 April 2008 : What do you know? I was just handed a company issue Nokia 6300 … Anyone interested on a slightly used Ericsson K800i? 🙂 Just kidding – just in case anyone start bidding.
wow!…binyagaan natin bagong phone! ;- )
Isinimba ko na ah! 🙂
Hahahhaha…eng! Nilibot nyo po yata lahat ng simbahan jan “Kuya Rommel”, tagal nyo pong bumalik eh. Ang term na “binyagan” – is allowing others to use your new bought thing. Pero yong iba kadalasan, iba ang ginagawa. For instance, if you have new shoes, some would wear it to step out and leave a dirty mark on it. Some may find it rude especially when it is done in public but others they find it funny to “binyagized” the new things. hahhahaha… 🙂 Pahiram “kuya”!
hi – ako luma na phone ko pero until now hindi ko pa rin alam ang mga functions nya, hehehe. kainis nga e, hmp 😀
Madali yan – ask your daughters 🙂 Ang telepono para sa akin – pangtawag at pang-tanggap ng tawag lang. Basta alam mo yun – ayos na. Pero tanungin mo sa mga kabataan ngayon kung bakit ‘dial’ ang tawag sa pag key-in ng phone number. See if they have the concept of the old phone 🙂
Nakupo! kung dito sa pinas yan, pagsasabihan ka pa ng saleslady. Sa una maglalabing sayo, kukunin ang atensyon mo tapos puro sales talk… pag nakabili ka na at kumita na sila…
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“…sir hindi na po pwede isoli eh kasi nabuksan na…”
hahaha!
Kapag maganda yung mang-lalambing – ok na rin 🙂 BTW, yung manager ng Tandy na binangit ko sa blog ko – Pinay din 🙂
Thank you sa pagdalaw sa blog ko.